Power-motor



, 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. E. LEVINGS. POWER MOTOR.

(NO Model.)

Patented May 19, 1896. y

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ENOC LEVINGS, OF IVOODVILLE, TEXAS.

POWER-MOTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming Dart of Letters Patent No. 560,222, dated May 19,1896.

Application filed January 27,1896. Serial No. 576,979. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Bc it known that I, ENOC LEVINGS, a citizen of the United States,residing at lVoodville, in the county of Tyler and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Power-Motors; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention is a power-motor; and it consists of gearing mounted on afra-me, winding-drum, and horsepower, elevations and weights, with meansfor operating and regulating the same.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a top plan view of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation; and Figs. 3, l, and 5 are detailviews.

My invention is described as follows:

A is the frame.

A are sills extending from one to the other side of the frame andsecured in place by bolts or other fasteners. On the upper faces of saidsills are bearings u., in which are journaled shaft a and axles a2. Onone end of the shaft a is journaled a cog and ratchet wheel h. Thiswheel may turn upon the axle in one direction, but is prevented fromturning in the other direction by means of a ratchet-pawl b'. On thesame end of said shaft is secured a cog-wheel h2, bearing on one facethe pawl h. On the same end of said shaft is secured a spool b2. Saidspool is provided with arms b4. This end of said shaft is cylindricaland hollow and is secured on the end by means of a pin h5, which passesdown through perfor-ations h6 and 227 in the shaft a and spool b3,respectively. (See Fig. .3.) Said pin b5 is provided with a notch 128,which, when placed in the perforations h6 ZF, are held in place by anotched spring-pin hf. On the other end of said shaft a is rigidlysecured a wheel c, carrying a pawl c', and on the same end of said shaftis journaled a spool c2, bearing arms c2. This spool is exactly similarto spool b3, and is secured to the end of said shaft in exactly the sameway that spool b3 is secured to the other end of said shaft. The innerface 0f the inner end of said spool c2, however, is provided withratchet-notches in which pawl c catches, and

while said spool is free tov turn in one direction it is prevented fromturning in the other direction by means of said ratchet-notches and saidpawl c.

On the right-hand end of the frame A are erected elevations D,consisting of the standards d and braces d and (Z2, or these elevationsmay be secured in the ground at the end of said frame. Between the upperends of the braces are journaled double-grooved wheels d2. To the spoolslf and c2 is secured one end of a cable d4. The other ends pass upthrough the clamps d5 d, thence over the pulleys (Z2 d2, and havesecured to their ends weights (Z7 ds.

Clamp d6 (see Fig. 4) consists of a square frame e, having secured inone side a block e/ and in the other side a moving block e2, and througha threaded opening e4 works a screw e5 and presses the two blocks e ande2 together, causing them to grasp and firmly hold the cable d4. NVhenthe screw e5 is turned back, the movable block e2 is pushed back bymeans of the spring e, and thus the cable d4 is released. Said clamp d5is pivoted between the standards d by means of the axles 0r projectionsc7.

Clamp df (see Fig. 5) consists of a perforated axle dg, threadedspring-standards d10, and nut du. Cable d4 passes through theperforation in the axle (Z9 and between the upper ends of thespring-standards d10, and is clamped and held by turning down the nutdu.

To the rear face and lower ends of the standards d. are secured bearingsf, and in these bearings are journaled axles f', and on said axles areloosely journaled grooved wheels f2, and in the grooves of said wheelsrun cables di. In the lower ends of the bearings f, attached to thenearest elevation D, is journaled a shaft f3, and on said shaft issecured a pinion-wheel f4, which meshes with cog-wheel b2, secured onthe shaft a'. On said shaft f3 is journaled a spool f5, provided with adog, which catches in ratchet-teeth on the face of the cog-pinion f4.Said spool f5 is also provided with arms f6, and is held from turning onthe said shaft f3 by means of a pin b5, which passes down through aperforation fT in said spool and through a corresponding perforation inthe shaft f3.

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To the said spool f5 is secured one end of a cable f8. The other end ofsaid cable passes over a pulley f9 and is secured to a beam fw. Saidbeam is perpendicularly journaled in a 3 frame fm, and is provided witha horse-beam f12 and singletree fw. Running from the drive-wheel (cogand ratchet wheel b) are a series of cog-wheels (clock-gearing) l 2 3 iwith a circumference of ten to one. Thus one revolution of shaft a willgive wheel 5 a revolution of one hundred thousand, and to the last shaftis secured a band-wheel 6, and from this band-wheel is driven any kindof machinery. lVhen I wish to wind up the weights, I attach a horse tothe singletree fw, and thus revolve the beam f 10. That in turn revolvesthe spool f5 by means of the cable f S. Spool f5, by means of theratchet between itself and cog-wheel f4, revolves said cogwheel f4. Thiswheel revolves cog-wheel b2, and consequently shaft a and spools b3 andc2, which operation winds the cables d4 around said spools and draws theweights (Z7 and ds up to groove-wheels cl3 di. As soon as the weightsarrive at this point the motor is wound up, and when the horse no longerdraws on the singletree j"13 the wheel h2 is started in the oppositedirection bymeans of said weights, and by means of its ratchetconnection revolves wheel l), which in turn revolves the other wheels l,2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

The object of having the spools c2 and f5 loosely secured on the shaftsa and b2 and having, in addition to their ratchet connec tions, pins b5to secure them rigidly to said shafts and arms b4 and f5 is to enablethenl to be turned by hand in case horsepower is not attainable ordesirable, in which case the pins may be removed and the spool slippedout a little to release them from their ratchet connections, and then bymeans of their arms they can be separately turned and each weightseparately wound up, and then said spools can be slipped back to theirratchet connections and the pins replaced as before.

The object of the clamps d5 and d is to enable the operator to arrestthe motion of either weight at any time.

Having described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. In a motor, having 'a series of cog-wheels, substantially as shownand described, the combination of shaft a', journaled in properbearings; ratchet and cog wheel Z2, journaled on one end of said shaft;dog and cog-wheel b2, rigidly secured on the same end of said' shaft;elevation D, consisting of the standards (Z, having between their upperends pulley d3, and near their lower ends shaft f3; cog-pinion f4,rigidly secured on said shaft; spool f5, secured on said shaft andhaving a ratchet connection with pinion f4; spool b3, rigidly secured onshaft a'; cable d4, one end secured to spool b3, thence passing up overpulley d3, and secured to a weight d8; cable f8, one end secured tospool f5, and the other end to a horse-power, adapted to be revolved andby means of said spool, wheels f4, b2, spool h3, cable d4, and pulleyd3, to wind up a weight d8; wheel c, rigidly secured on the other end ofsaid shaft; spool c2, j ournaled on the same end of said shaft, having aratchet connection with wheel c; arms c3, on the outer end of saidspool; perforations h6; pin b5; spring-pin b9; cable d4, one endattached to spool c2, and the other passing up over pulley d3, andattached to a weight d?, substantially as shown and described and forthe purposes set forth.

2. In a motor, substantially as shown and described, shaft a', havinghollow cylindrical ends and perforation if; spools h3 and c2, havingarms h4, c3, perforations h, pins b5, springpin b9; cables d4, havingone end attached to said spools, the other ends passing up over pulleyscl3, and secured to weights, substantially as shown and described andfor the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof l aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ENOC LEVINGS. lVitnesses:

BENJAMIN F. STEWART, GEORGE POWELL,

